United Kingdom: Office of Communications investigation into Im.ge over alleged failure to comply with illegal content duties under Online Safety Act
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Office of Communications issued provisional notice of contravention to provider of Im.ge and proposed determination that service is high risk of image-based child sexual abuse material under Online Safety Act
On 12 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued the provider of Im.ge with a provisional notice of contravention under Section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom stated that it has reasonable grounds to believe the provider fa…
SourceOffice of Communications fined Im.ge GBP 20’000 for non-compliance with statutory information requests under Online Safety Act
On 17 December 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a confirmation decision against the provider of the Im.ge service for failing to comply with two statutory information requests under the Online Safety Act. Ofcom found that the provid…
SourceOffice of Communications issued provisional notice to Im.ge over failure to comply with statutory information requests under Online Safety Act
On 13 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice to the provider of the file-sharing service Im.ge, under Section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023, regarding potential non-compliance with statutory information du…
SourceOffice of Communications announced investigation into Im.ge over alleged failure to comply with Online Safety Act duties
On 10 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced an investigation into the provider of the file-sharing service Im.ge (Case No. CW/01300/06/25). The investigation concerns potential non-compliance with obligations under the Online Saf…
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